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From that link: > Since mould contains a U, like United Kingdom, you can easily keep these words straight in your mental vocabulary. Yeah, great trick, and it
by CRConrad 2y ago
From that link:
> Since mould contains a U, like United Kingdom, you can easily keep these words straight in your mental vocabulary.
Yeah, great trick, and it works for all other 'o' / 'ou' words too!
Except... "United Kingdom" only contains a U to the exact same extent as does "United States".
- gnabgib 2y agoAgreed, it's not a very helpful suggestion, is it? Do United Arab Emirates and Uganda also spell colour with a u?
- CRConrad 2y agoNo idea about either, but: Uganda would be helpful (and hey, Idi Amin did claim the title "King of Scotland!" :-) -- but the UAE wouldn't, for the exact same reason as the UK: The "U" there stands for the exact same "United" as in UK / US.
- CRConrad 2y agoIf only it were spelled "crouwn" or "courounation" in Britain, that would help! But, alas.